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The Union government of India has taken a U-turn on its controversial decision to change the colour and format of the passports. Yes, your passports will retain the last the page with your address and other personal details. Moreover, the government also has dropped plans to introduce orange-coloured passports. The foreign ministry on Tuesday said that it had been decided to continue with the

Mangaluru, Jan 30: The Mangaluru city police have registered a suo motu case against Jagadish Shenava, Dakshina Kannada district unit president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Dakshina for attempting to create enmity between communities and abetting commission of crime. Mangaluru North (Bunder) police have registered cases under Sections 116 and 153A of the Indian Penal Code against Mr. Shenava, who

Lucknow, Jan 30: The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh BJP government has warned to take action against a senior IAS officer, who in a Facebook post, criticised saffron outfits for inciting communal tension in the state by treating Muslims like Pakistanis and making baseless allegations against them. Raghavendra Vikram Singh, the district magistrate of Bareilly - about 250km from

Bidar, Jan 30: Violent protests erupted across Bidar on Tuesday as saffron outfits imposed a bandh following the rape and murder of a 20-year-old college student by a miscreant. The Hindu Hitharakshana Vedike had called for a Bidar Bandh. All shops remained closed since morning. The Bharatiya Janata Party and various self-proclaimed Hindutva groups such as VHP, Bajrang Dal, Sri Rama Sena, ABPV had

In a pleasant news lakhs of Indian Hindus residing across United Arab Emirates, the rulers of the oil-rich country have reportedly okayed a proposal to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple. According to reports, Modi will witness video link to ground breaking ('shila pujan') for the historic temple during his forthcoming visit to West Asia --

Rahul Upadhyay, a 25-year-old Hindu youth, whose ‘death’ helped the communal outfits to unleash violence and attack Muslims in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh, on Monday presented himself before media to prove the he’s still alive. Meanwhile, the police have apprehended four people for spreading false rumours of his death. “I assure you, I am alive. Don’t use my death to incite violence. I don’t

Mysuru, Jan 30: For the first time in its history a remote village in the South Indian state of Karnataka witnessed a rare sea of humanity that created an atmosphere of serenity and devotion with prayers and self-introspection — without any slogans. And the event was the three day All India Mushavarathi Ijtema hosted by Tablighi Jamaat from Saturday to Monday at Adakanahalli Industrial Area near

Mangaluru, Jan 30: An alleged derogatory post on a senior RSS leader in Dakshina Kannada district has gone viral drawing criticism from various quarters against the 'objectionable' remarks on him. A group called 'True Media Network' had on its Facebook page on January 28, bearing an image of erstwhile ruler of Mysore Kingdom, Tipu Sultan, posted a picture of Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat clad in RSS

Bengaluru, Jan 30: Leaders and activists from across the country including freedom fighter H S Doreswamy and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani, who got together in Bengaluru on Monday to mark the birthday of slain journactivist Gauri Lankesh, called upon all non-communal parties to unite and ensure that the BJP did not come to power in Karnataka. Speaking at the 'Gauri Day' function at Town Hall

Mangaluru, Jan 30: A local court here on Monday sentenced a 47-year-old man to seven years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 30,000 on finding him guilty of raping his 17-year-old daughter. The convict was arrested by the Bajpe police following a complaint from his daughter in 2014. The man was staying with his daughter and his sister-in-law following the death of his wife. In the charge